BUSINESS MEMO: HELPING WORKERS

The state of Missouri, the Missouri AFL-CIO Work Connections programs, International Associatio of Machinists 837 and local job training programs are teaming up to help workers who are being laid off by Boeing in the St. Louis area.

The Work Connections programs, federally funded and available throughout the state, help workers as they make the transition between jobs. The program offers possibilities of classroom training, on-the-job training, job-search assistance and access to various community services.

Layoffs have started. Boeing announced recently that as many as 7,000 workers will be released over the next two years.